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Mervyn LeRoy (1900–1987)

Director | Producer | Actor

The great San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906 was a tragedy for Mervyn Leroy. While he and his father managed to survive, they lost everything they had. To make money, Leroy sold newspapers and entered talent contests as a singer. When he entered vaudeville, his act was "LeRoy and Cooper--Two Kids and a Piano"... See full bio »

Born:

in San Francisco, California, USA

Died:

(age 86) in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1968 The Green Berets (uncredited)
 
1965 Moment to Moment
 
1963 Mary, Mary
 
1962 Gypsy
 
1961 A Majority of One
 
1961 The Devil at 4 O'Clock (as Mervyn Le Roy)
 
1960 Wake Me When It's Over
 
1959 The FBI Story
 
1958 Home Before Dark
 
1958 No Time for Sergeants
 
1956 Toward the Unknown
 
1956 The Bad Seed
 
1955 Mister Roberts
 
1955 Strange Lady in Town
 
1954 Rose Marie
 
1953 Latin Lovers
 
1952 Million Dollar Mermaid
 
1952 Lovely to Look at
 
1951 Quo Vadis
 
1949 East Side, West Side
 
1949 Any Number Can Play
 
1949 Little Women
 
1948 Homecoming
 
1947 Desire Me (uncredited)
 
1946 Without Reservations
 
1945 The House I Live In (short) (uncredited)
 
1944 Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
 
1943 Madame Curie
 
1943 You, John Jones! (short)
 
1942 Random Harvest
 
1941 Johnny Eager
 
1941 Unholy Partners
 
1941 Blossoms in the Dust
 
1940 Escape
 
1940 Waterloo Bridge
 
1939 The Wizard of Oz (uncredited)
 
1938 Fools for Scandal
 
1937 They Won't Forget (uncredited)
 
1937 The King and the Chorus Girl (uncredited)
 
1936 Three Men on a Horse (uncredited)
 
1936 Anthony Adverse
 
1935 I Found Stella Parish
 
1935 Page Miss Glory
 
1935 Oil for the Lamps of China
 
1934 Sweet Adeline
 
1934 Happiness Ahead
 
1934 Heat Lightning
 
1934 Hi, Nellie!
 
1933 The World Changes
 
1933 Tugboat Annie
 
1933 Gold Diggers of 1933
 
1933 Elmer, the Great
 
1933 Hard to Handle
 
1932 I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
 
1932 Three on a Match
 
1932 Big City Blues
 
1932 Two Seconds
 
1932 The Heart of New York
 
1932 High Pressure (as Mervyn Le Roy)
 
1931 Tonight or Never
 
1931 Local Boy Makes Good
 
1931 Five Star Final
 
1931 Broadminded
 
1931 Too Young to Marry
 
1931 Gentleman's Fate
 
1931 Little Caesar
 
1930 Top Speed
 
1930 Numbered Men
 
1930 Show Girl in Hollywood
 
1930 Playing Around
 
1929 Little Johnny Jones
 
1929 Broadway Babies
 
1929 Hot Stuff
 
1928 Naughty Baby
 
1928 Oh Kay!
 
1928 Harold Teen
 
1928 Flying Romeos
 
1927 No Place to Go
 
Show ShowProducer (30 titles)
1965 Moment to Moment (producer)
 
1963 Mary, Mary (producer)
 
1962 Gypsy (producer)
 
1961 A Majority of One (producer)
 
1961 The Devil at 4 O'Clock (producer - uncredited)
 
1960 Wake Me When It's Over (producer)
 
1959 The FBI Story (producer)
 
1958 Home Before Dark (producer)
 
1958 No Time for Sergeants (producer)
 
1956 Ford Star Jubilee (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– The Wizard of Oz (1956) (producer - archive footage)
 
1956 Toward the Unknown (producer)
 
1956 The Bad Seed (producer)
 
1955 Strange Lady in Town (producer)
 
1954 Rose Marie (producer - uncredited)
 
1949 Little Women (producer)
 
1945 The House I Live In (short) (producer)
 
1941 Johnny Eager (producer)
 
1941 Unholy Partners (producer)
 
1941 Blossoms in the Dust (producer - uncredited)
 
1940 Escape (producer - uncredited)
 
1939 At the Circus (producer)
 
1939 The Wizard of Oz (producer)
 
1939 Stand Up and Fight (producer)
 
1938 Dramatic School (producer)
 
1938 Fools for Scandal (producer)
 
1937 The Great Garrick (producer - uncredited)
 
1937 Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (producer)
 
1937 They Won't Forget (producer - uncredited)
 
1937 The King and the Chorus Girl (producer)
 
1936 Three Men on a Horse (producer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowActor (8 titles)
1946 Without Reservations
Mervyn LeRoy (uncredited)
 
1924 The Chorus Lady
Duke (the jockey)
 
1924 Broadway After Dark
Carl Fisher
 
1923 The Call of the Canyon
Jack Rawlins
 
1923 Going Up
The Bellboy
 
1923 Little Johnny Jones
George Nelson, Jockey
 
1923 Prodigal Daughters
Newsboy
 
1922 The Ghost Breaker
One of the 'Ghosts' (uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (7 titles)
1968 The Green Berets (studio advisor - uncredited)
 
1937 The Great Garrick (personally supervised by)
 
1927 Orchids and Ermine (comedy construction)
 
1926 Twinkletoes (comedy construction)
 
1926 Irene (comedy construction)
 
1925 We Moderns (comedy construction)
 
1925 Sally (comedy construction)
 
Show ShowCostume and Wardrobe Department (4 titles)
1924 Broadway After Dark (wardrobe assistant)
 
1923 The Call of the Canyon (wardrobe assistant)
 
1923 Going Up (wardrobe assistant)
 
1923 Little Johnny Jones (wardrobe assistant)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1926 Ella Cinders (scenario / story)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by - as Mervyn Leroy)
 
Show ShowSelf (14 titles)
1979 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Alfred Hitchcock (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1976 The 48th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Thalberg Award Recipient
 
1967-1974 Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 March 1974 (1974) … Himself
– Episode dated 3 May 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1971 The Virginia Graham Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 June 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1971 The Movie Crazy Years (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1970 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.127 (1970) … Himself
 
1968 Sophia: A Self-Portrait (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1957-1960 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Mervyn LeRoy (1960) … Himself
– Jesse L. Lasky (1957) … Himself
 
1956 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Himself
– William Holden/Frances Bergen Show (1956) … Himself
 
1955 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #8.40 (1955) … Himself
 
1941 You Can't Fool a Camera (documentary short)
Himself
 
1940 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (documentary short)
Himself - 1939 Directing Oscar Presenter
 
1936 The Making of a Great Motion Picture (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1927 A Trip Through the Paramount Studio (documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (10 titles)
2009 To Oz! The Making of a Classic (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (video documentary)
Himself
 
2009 The Yellow Brick Road and Beyond (video documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2003 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1990 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1988 The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (TV documentary)
Presenter of the Best Director Oscar to Victor Fleming at the 12th Annual Academy Awards Ceremony
 
1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1975) TV commercials: Produced / directed the 1975-76 Dodge Aspen TV commercials that depicted settings for My Fair Lady featuring Rex Harrison.

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Alternate Names:

Mervyn Le Roy | Mervyn Leroy

Height:

5' 7½" (1.71 m)
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Trivia:

Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 527-530. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999. See more »

Star Sign:

Libra